Crystal Palace manager, Patrick Vieira has come out to hail the impact Jordan Ayew had for his team vs Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, Ayew has really mastered the role up front for his team this season that he gives Crystal Palace a lot of flexibility when he plays in front of goal.
Vieira added that Ayew is an intelligent player who is always prepared to sacrifice himself for the team.
His words, “It is looking at the situation of the game and when Jordan went centrally when Olise came on and [Nathaniel] Clyne went on the left, this is the flexibility of the players,”
“Jordan played that role when we went on tour so knows the responsibility of the position, and that gives me good options.”
“There is an option on the table to play him there. He was fantastic when he played there, is an intelligent player, and is prepared to sacrifice himself for the team. When he went centrally that gave us a really good balance.”
“We knew they [set pieces] were going to be challenging. Looking at the physical aspect and every set piece was a challenge,”
“I believe we defended well in the first contact, were present for the second contact and of course you expect them to make chances because this is their strength.”
“We work on set pieces because we knew we needed to improve that side of the game. Today we defended really well.”
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